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1 Case 2:11-cv WCO Document 65 Filed 10/29/13 Page 1 of 5 JONATHAN ALFORD, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA GAINESVILLE DIVISION Plaintiff, vs. UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC., JIMMY C. TALLENT, GUY W. FREEMAN, ROBERT L. HEAD, JR., W.C. NELSON, JR., ROBERT BLALOCK, CATHY COX, HOYT O. HOLLOWAY, JOHN D. STEPHENS, TIM WALLIS, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC., CATHERINE HAMBY, BRAD MILLER, REX SCHUETTE, BILL GILBERT, SUSIE HOOPER, and DOES 1-10, CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 2:11-cv WCO Defendants. PLAINTIFF S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, CERTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT CLASS, AND APPROVAL OF THE PLAN OF ALLOCATION Plaintiff Jonathan Alford ( Named Plaintiff ), a participant in the United Community Banks, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan ), respectfully moves this Court, pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 23(e), for an Order granting:

STEPHENS, TIM WALLIS, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC., CATHERINE HAMBY, BRAD MILLER, REX SCHUETTE, BILL GILBERT, SUSIE HOOPER, and DOES 1-10, CIVIL ACTION FILE NO.

2 Case 2:11-cv WCO Document 65 Filed 10/29/13 Page 2 of 5 1. Final approval of the Settlement in the Action on the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Release ( Settlement Agreement ), filed with this Court on July 23, 2013 (Docket No. 57-2); 1 2. Final certification of the Settlement Class; and 3. Approval of the proposed Plan of Allocation. The grounds for this Unopposed Motion are set forth in the following papers filed contemporaneously herewith: A. Plaintiff s Memorandum of Law in Support of Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certification of Settlement Class, and Approval of the Plan of Allocation; and B. Declaration of Mark K. Gyandoh in Support of Plaintiff s Unopposed Motions for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certification of Settlement Class, and Approval of the Plan of Allocation and For an Award of Attorneys Fees, Reimbursement of Expenses and Case Contribution Award to the Named Plaintiff, and exhibits thereto. Attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, respectively are the proposed Final Approval Order and Judgment and the proposed Plan of Allocation, as agreed to by the Parties. 1 All capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Settlement Agreement. 2

Final certification of the Settlement Class; and 3. Approval of the proposed Plan of Allocation.

3 Case 2:11-cv WCO Document 65 Filed 10/29/13 Page 3 of 5 DATED: October 29, 2013 Respectfully submitted, Edward W. Ciolko, Esq. eciolko@ktmc.com Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq. jsjohnson@ktmc.com HOLZER HOLZER & FISTEL, LLC Michael I. Fistel, Jr., Esq. Ga. Bar No mfistel@holzerlaw.com 200 Ashford Center North Suite 300 Atlanta, Georgia Telephone: (770) Facsimile: (770)

com HOLZER HOLZER & FISTEL, LLC Michael I. Fistel, Jr., Esq. Ga. Bar No. 262062 mfistel@holzerlaw.

4 Case 2:11-cv WCO Document 65 Filed 10/29/13 Page 4 of 5 LOCAL RULE 7.1D CERTIFICATION Undersigned counsel hereby certifies that this motion has been prepared in Times New Roman 14 point, which is one of the font and point selections approved by this Court under Local Rule 5.1B. 4

5 Case 2:11-cv WCO Document 65 Filed 10/29/13 Page 5 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 29, 2013, I electronically filed the foregoing Plaintiff s Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certification of Settlement Class, and Approval of the Plan of Allocation with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will automatically send documentation of such filing to the following attorneys of record: Howard Douglas Hinson John P. Jett Stephen Earl Hudson Ross Andre doug.hinson@alston.com jjett@kilpatricktownsend.com shudson@kilpatricktownsend.com randre@kilpatricktownsend.com 5

with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will automatically send email documentation of such filing to the following attorneys of record: Howard

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